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Chapter 86
Hardy
“I do not have that much time, Casey,” I said and bowed.
“Darius will marry and claim her on the blue moon night. They have celebrated their engagement,” I said, and he exclaimed. I looked at him. His hands were shaking, and tears formed in his eyes immediately. It was clear he had not let go, and I had come to the wrong person for help.
“What?” he said in a low voice. I could hardly make out the sound if it weren’t for the fact that I could read lips.
“They are getting married, Casey. I am desperate.” I said.
“In that case, I will advice you to let her go,” he said, and I shook my head and banged my hand on the table.
“Don’t ask me to do what you couldn’t do, Casey. I just want you to help me.” I pleaded, my hands shaking.
“Please, I will give anything..” I said, and he shook his head.
“Did it occur to you that she is in love with him and wants to spend the rest of her life with him? Zora isn’t the type to be forced into a union. I can’t take that bliss from her by telling her about you. I can’t. I know what happened to me with Lori. My bliss was taken from me the moment I caught Lori’s scent. It ruined my perfect life. It ruined everything that I held dear, Hardy. I can’t allow Zora to go through that kind of turmoil. It is easy to chase after your fated if you aren’t in love, but it is torture when you have already given your heart to another.
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No matter how strong the pull was, I could not stop loving Zora. I still love her, and I always will. If she is getting married to Darius, I will advise you to reject the bond and let her be. Please. She does not need to be torn between her heart’s desire and fate. It wasn’t easy for me; I do not want her to have the same experience,” he pleaded with me. Although the news seemed to break his heart, he was still looking out for her.
“I can’t let her be. I can’t,” I told him my truth, and he sighed.
“Then I wish you the best, but I won’t help you to mess Zora up,” I told him, and I was mad that he would see my plea as an attempt to mess Zora up. I did not understand his logic, but I knew he was still hurting. I had come to the wrong person for help. There was no way he would help me get with Zora. He was selfish like that.
Jake Brighton was ushered into Casey’s office, and he explained his matter to Casey.
“Why haven’t you taken your idea to the north? I am sure the Wolf Lord will have a solution,” Casey said, repeating my words, and Jake got angry.
“I can never go to that bastard for help. He imposed development tax on my people and then sent his enforcers to attack my people when we couldn’t pay,” he said, and Casey shook his head.
“I do not think you should be quick to judge. I do not know what is happening in the north, but I doubt the Wolf lord did that to you. Two days ago, enforcers came here with a written order that we are to pay development taxes henceforth or face the consequences. I panicked, but my beta talked some
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sense into me. I called the Lord’s office, and his beta was shocked. They never passed such an order. I believe the issue was from the council. There is a possibility he doesn’t know of the attack on your people.” He said, and Jake shook his head.
“He is marrying your ex–wife. He wouldn’t want her to see him as a monster by taxing and attacking her people.” Brighton said, making a valid point, and Casey sighed.
“Very well. I still doubt the lord had something to do with it, but I am willing to offer your people part–time jobs. I cannot let them settle here because you are under the north, and I do not want trouble with the north,” he said.
Jake was happy about Casey’s response. It was clear he wasn’t expecting to get anything from it, but Casey came through.
I thanked Casey for his time, even though he did not agree to help me. I understood his position but could not give up on my fated.
Jake and I returned to Red Moon, and I teased him about his pack being named after his last name, and he found it funny.
“It was a settlement, and my ancestor was the alpha. It was called Brighton’s pack, and as they grew, the settlement became a village, and it was named after the pack,” he explained, and I laughed. I knew he would soon retire, which was why he was taking all the steps necessary to secure his people and help his son rule with ease. I had to commend him for it. I would have been happier if my father had been as strong as him.
Jake’s wife was taken from him by Lord Collier Hand. They were only nineteen when it happened, but he held firm for the şake of their twins and was still holding firm. I respected the
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“I would like you to visit Brighton, so I can host you, Hardy. You have been most kind to us. I want my son and daughter to meet you. I think you can come and unwind in Brighton. We might not be developed, but our environment is serene and good for the soul,” he said, and it sounded like a good idea because I needed to think, and I couldn’t do that with my mind muddled up.
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